Women's Hoops Plays Regular-Season Finale Against William & Mary

Saturday, March 7

Williamsburg, Va.

2 p.m.

James Madison University

William & Mary

3/6/2020 3:07:00 PM | Women's Basketball

James Madison Dukes (24-4, 15-2 CAA) vs. William & Mary Tribe (21-7, 12-5 CAA)

March 7, 2020 -- 2 p.m.

Williamsburg, Va. -- Kaplan Arena

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QUICK HITS

James Madison will close out the 2019-20 regular-season slate on Saturday when the Dukes make the trip to face in-state conference rival William & Mary. The final tip of the regular-season is set for 2 p.m. on FloSports.
In its last contest, JMU grinded out a nail-biting 61-58 win over Elon on Thursday night in the Schar Center.
Senior Kamiah Smalls nearly posted a double-double with game highs of 24 points and eight rebounds.
The Dukes are currently the No. 2 seed in the Colonial Athletic Association tournament. With a win on Saturday, JMU will at least earn a share of the regular-season title with Drexel. A win and a Drexel loss gives the Dukes the No. 1 seed at the 2020 CAA Women's Basketball Championship presented by Sonabank.
On the season, Smalls paces the team dropping 18.9 points (second in CAA; 27th in D1) while leading the team in assists (2.9). Senior Kayla Cooper-Williams is a force defensively grabbing 9.3 rebounds per game (2nd in CAA) including 3.3 offensive boards and blocks a league-best 3.1 shots per game (seventh in D1).

SCOUTING THE TRIBE

William & Mary is coming off a tight 66-62 win over Towson in its penultimate game of the regular-season.
On the season, Eva Hodgson leads the conference averaging 20.7 points per game on 54.4 percent shooting.

SERIES HISTORY

Sunday's contest will be the 90th meeting between the Dukes and the Tribe with JMU holding an 72-17 lead.
At William & Mary, JMU controls the lead at 33-11. Overall, the Dukes are on a five-game winning streak.
In the last meeting on Jan. 3, five Dukes scored in double figures to take down the Tribe, 84-70 inside of the Convocation Center. Senior Kamiah Smalls led the way with a game-high 24 points alongside seven boards.